Improved mop



' ful Improvement in Mops; and we do hereby UNITED STATES PATENT OEFICEW- JOEL LEE AND HENRY R. LEE, (JF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TQ THEHSELVES AND W.Y C. 'CALK[NS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVED MOP.

Specification forming part oi' Leiters Patent No. 47,066, dated March 28, 1865.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that We, JOEL LEE and H. R. LEE, of Galesburg, in the county-of Knox and State of lllinois, have invented a new and usedeolare that the following is a full, elear, and eXaet description of the construction and operation ofthe saine, reference beine; had to the annexed drawings, making,` a part ofthis speelieation, in which- A Figure l is a perspective view of mop with handle down, ready for use. Fig. 2 represent-s the handle up, ready for wringing.' Fig..3 is a s otional view.

The forked ferrule A is formed hy a projectlcn from' eaoh side to receive the rods B B, and is secured on the end of handle C, which handle is provided with spring D. rlhe headpieoe E has a hole in the center to admit the handle to pass through it freely, and a hole at eaeh end to receive the ends of stirrup F. The stirrup is formed by bending the two sides at right angles with the lower end. The iniddle of lower partis curved upward a little, sov as to incline the cloth to slip toward the oenter when being Wrung. Thefork may be made separate from the ferrule, as in Fig. 4, and the shank inserted in the end of handle through the ferrule. 'The ends of the mop-cloth arei fastened to rods B B, and the middle is under and outside of stirrup F.

To use this mop, the head-piece E is pulled up the handle until the stirrup hits the end of the handle between the rods B B, and is secured in this position by spring I), the stirrup, passing` between the folds of the cloth, is prevented from hitting the' floor by rods B B. and is out of' the Way Whlle using the mop.

To wring the mop-cloth, the spring D is pressed down and the head-piece and stirrup are pushed down as far as the i'ork will per= mit, and held irin in this position While the handle is turned, thus wringing the mop-cloth etleetuall y Wit-hout the necessity of wetting the hands.

NVhat We claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The forked ferrule A and the rods B B, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The handle (l, spring D, head-piece E, and stirrup F, in combination with forked ferrule Aand rods B B, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

' JOEL LEE.

II ENRY R. LEE.

Attest: v

M. W. GAY,

H. H. WILSON. 

